Paint brush with elongated, adjustable handle



J. A. FORTE 3,197,795

PAINT BRUSH WITH ELONGATED, ADJUSTABLE HANDLE Aug. 3, 1965 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 21, 1964 INVENTOR JAMES A. FORTE Fig. 5

ATTORN EYS J. A. FORTE 3,197,795

PAINT BRUSH WITH ELONGATED, ADJUSTABLE HANDLE Aug. 3, 1965 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 21, 1964 JAMES A i-21 71 il/him ATTORNEYSUnited States Patent O i 3,197,795 FAIIIT BRUSH W 1TH ELONGATED,ADJUSTABLE HANDLE .l'ames A. Forte, 2639 E. 51st St., Cleveland, OhioFiled Feb. 21, 1964, Ser. No. 346,539 2 Claims. ((31. 15-160) Thisinvention relates, as indicated, to attachments and guards forfacilitating painting.

In various painting operations, as for example, in painting windowframes and trim, walls, ceilings, etc., the use of paint brushes and.paint rollers in a conventional manner, is rendered difiicult, due otthe inaccessibility of such areas, the awkward position in which thebrush or roller has to be held, the unavailability of ladders andplatforms, and the painting of areas, such as windows, borders, etc.,from which the paint is to be excluded.

An object of the invention is to provide novel extension means forenabling painting operations to be conducted at elevated positions.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent during thecourse of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, andin which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutthe same,

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view showing an attachment for paintbrushes, which enables the brush to be used in an easy manner forpainting window sash;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a device which is used to prevent paintfrom the brush shown in FIG. 1 from being transferred to the windowduring use of the brush for painting the window sash;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view, taken on the line 33 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary cross secional view, taken on the line 4-4 ofFIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view, taken on the line 5-5 of FIG. 1;

FIG 6 is a view similar to FIG. 1, but showing a modified form of anattachment for paint brushes, which enables a brush to be used in ahorizontal position, for painting at a Wall location near the ceiling;

FIG. 7 is .a cross-sectional view, taken on the line 77 of FIG. 6; 7

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view, taken on the line 88 of FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view, taken on the line 9-9 ofFIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a view of an adapter used in the attachment of FIG. 6, butfor brushes of greater thickness;

FIG. 11 is a view similar to FIG. 10, but showing an adapter used in theattachment of FIG. 6, but (for brushes of still greater thickness.

Referring more particularly to FIGS. 1 to 5 inclusive of the drawings,there is disclosed a conventional paint brush having bristles 1, abristle holder 2 and a handle 3.

The handle 3, in this instance, is provided with a pair oflongitudinally-spaced openings 4 and 5 (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

The attachment, in this case, comprises a tubular member 6 havingaligned pairs of openings 7, 8 and 9, and a cap 10, which is threadedonto the upper end of the member 6.

The handle 3 of the paint brush is removably secured to the member 6, atright angles to the axis of the latter, as by a screw .11 which passesthrough the openings 8 and 5, and by a nut 12 which is secured to thescrew 11 and bears against the handle 3.

For the purpose of retaining the handle 3 of the brush against pivotalmovement about the screw 11, a pair of brace members :13 and 14 areprovided.

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The brace member '13 is secured at one end to the tubular member 6, asby means of a screvs. 15, which passes through the openings 7, and a nut16, which is threaded to the screw 15 and bears against the brace member13. The brace member 13 is secured at its other end to the brushhandle3, as by means of a screw 17, which passes through the opening 4 in thehandle, and a nut 18, which is threaded to the screw 17 and bearsagainst the handle '3.

The brace member v14 is secured at one end to the tubular member 6, asby means of a screw 19, which passes through the openings 9, and a nut20, which is threaded to the screw 19 and bears against the brace member14. The brace member '14 is secured at its other end to the brush handle3 by means of the screw 17 and nut 18, as shown in FIG. 3.

The brush may be used by grasping the tubular memher 6 and moving thebrush vertically.

Where the brush is to be used at an elevation which cannot be reached,except with a ladder, but where a ladder is not available, an extensionhandle 21 (FIGS. 1 and 5) may be provided. This extension handle may besecured to the tubular member 6 in the manner shown in FIGS. 1 and 5,that is to say, by means of a collar '22, which is removably secured tothe handle 21 and member 6, and clamped to said handle and member bymeans of a screw element 23 which may be adjusted to cause the collar tofirmly grip the handle 21 and member 6.

In painting window sashes or frames, it is desirable to avoid transferof paint from the brush onto the windows.

For this purpose, I have provided a guard, asshown in FIGS. 1 and 5,which is formed of a molded plastic material, and comprises a tubularbody portion 24 designed to be slipped over the brush and cover thebristle holder 2 of the brush, and an extension 25 which lies along thatface of the brush which would otherwise contact the window. The bodyportion 24 of the guard has an opening 26 through which the handle 3 ofthe brush extends.

The guard, as thus described, is used in conjunction with the brush inthe manner shown in FIG. 1, in which position the extension 25 willprevent transfer of paint from the brush to the window.

When the brush is to be dipped intoa can of paint, to replenish thesupply of paint on the brush, the guard is slipped reanwardly along thebrush to a position in which the bristles of the brush may be dippedinto the can, after which the guard is again slipped forwardly to theposition shown in FIG. 1.

In FIGS. 6 to 9 inclusive, there is shown an attachment which enables abrush such as shown in FIG. 1, to be used for painting in a horizontaldirection, as, for example, for painting the wall of a room adjacent theceihng, and without getting paint on the ceiling.

Referring more particularly to FIGS. 6 to 9 inclusive, there isdisclosed a conventional paint brush having bristles 31, a bristleholder 32 and a handle 33.

The handle 33, in this instance, is provided with a pair oflongitudinally-spaced openings 34 and 35 (see FIGS. 7 and 9), which areof the same size and spaced from each other the same distance, as theopenings 4 and 5 of the brush in FIG. 1.

The attachment, in this case, comprises a tubular member 36, similar tothe member 6, and having secured to its upper end a cap 37 provided withan upstanding central threaded post 38.

The handle 33 of the brush is secured to the cap 37 in the manner shownin FIGS. 6 and 9, that is to say, with the fiat face of the handleresting upon the upper surface 0 of the cap, and the handle extending atright angles to the axis of the tubular member 36. The post 38 extendsthrough the opening 35, and the handle is clamped to the A s eaves .ing34 of the handle, and a nut 43, which is threaded to the screw 42 andbears against the brush handle.

The strut 40 also has an end 44, which extends parallel with the axis ofthe tubular member 36 and which is secured to the tubular member bymeans of a screw 45 and nut 46, in the maner shown in FIG. 8.

For use .in painting with brushes having handles of greater thickness,adapter such as shown in FIG. 10 or 11 may be used in place of the cap37, these adapters having posts of any desired length. The attachment,as shown in FIG. 6, may also be used in conjunction with an extensiblehandle, as in FIG. 1,

,. and the brush may be used in conjunction with a guard such as shownin FIG. 2, the extension 25 of the guard [overlying the bristle end ofthe brush, as shown in FIG. 6,

so as to avoid transfer of paint to a ceiling, when painting .the areaof the wall closely adjacent the ceiling.

It is to be understood that the forms of my invention, herewith shownand described, are to be taken as preferred examples of the same, andthat various changes I may be made in the shape, size and arrangement ofparts thereof, without departing from the spirit of the invention andthe scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In combination, a tubular member, an extension handle in spacedparallel relation to said tubular member, means for removably clampingsaid tubular member to said extension handle, a paint brush having ahandle extending perpendicularly to said tubular member, means securingsaid paint brush handle to said tubular member, and brace membersextending from said tubular member angularly to the handle of saidbrush, said brace members removably secured to said tubular member andto the handle of said brush.

2. The combination, as set forth in claim 1, in which the bristleportion of said brush is disposed in a vertical plane.

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CHARLES A. \VILLMUTH, Primary Examiner.

WA TER A. SCHEEL, Examiner.

1. IN COMBINATION, A TUBULAR MEMBER, AN EXTENSION HANDLE IN SPACEDPARALLEL RELATION TO SAID TUBULAR MEMBER, MEANS FOR REMOVABLY CLAMPINGSAID TUBULAR MEMBER TO SAID EXTENSION HANDLE, A PAINT BRUSH HAVING AHANDLE EXTENDING PERPENDICULARLY TO SAID TUBULAR MEMBER, MEANS SECURINGSAID PAINT BRUSH HANDLE TO SAID TUBULAR MEMBER, AND BRACE MEMBERSEXTENDING FROM SAID TUBULAR MEMBER ANGULARLY TO THE HANDLE TO SAIDBRUSH, SAID BRACE MEMBERS REMOVABLY SECURED TO SAID TUBULAR MEMBER ANDTO THE HANDLE OF SAID BRUSH.